Mike Barnicle is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist, and social and political commentator. He is a regular contributor on MSNBC's popular Morning Joe program, and often comments on television and in print about the news of the day. Mike Barnicle has written more than 4,000 newspaper columns, and continues to write for The Daily Beast, TIME, The Huffington Post, Politico, Esquire, and others.

NBC News’ Tom Brokaw talks with Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle about his reaction to yesterday’s U.S. House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing. Listen to Brokaw’s thoughts on the current state of political partisanship here and how it takes away from the daily concerns of hardworking Americans. Only on MSNBC.

Mike Barnicle is a veteran print and broadcast journalist recognized for his street-smart, straightforward style honed over nearly four decades in the field. The Massachusetts native has written 4,000-plus columns collectively for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and the New York Daily News, and continues to champion the struggles and triumphs of the every man by giving voice to the essential stories of today on television, radio, and in print.